Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal assumes the office of the chief minister of Delhi in New Delhi. (AP photo)

Supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party watch their leader Arvind Kejriwal taking his oath of office as chief minister of Delhi from Delhi's Lt. Governor ...

Cheers rang out as Kejriwal, who arrived for the ceremony on the Delhi Metro, took the oath office in front of tens of thousands of ...

Supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party watch their leader Arvind Kejriwal taking his oath of office as chief minister of Delhi from Delhi's Lt. Governor ...

Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal arrives at Koshambi metro station to head towards Ramlila Maidan to take oath as Delhi chief minister. (PTI Photo)

Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal waits for the train at Koshambi metro station to head towards Ramlila Maidan for his swearing-in ceremony as the ...

Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal waits for the train at Koshambi metro station to head towards Ramlila Maidan for his swearing-in ceremony as the ...

In the first major decision towards fulfilling its election manifesto promise, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Monday announced to provide up to 20 kilo litre water per month (approx 666 litres per day) free to the consumers with functional metres.

“This facility will be available from January 1, 2014,” said Delhi Jal Board chief executive officer Vijay Kumar.

The government's decision, however, came with a rider that those consuming over this limit will have to pay as per tariff, enhanced by 10%, effective January 1.

The promise of 700 litres of free water to every Delhi household was made in the AAP poll manifesto.

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) made the announcement after a meeting with Kejriwal at his private house in Ghaziabad near Delhi.

The cost of providing the free water would be borne by the DJB for the first three months.

The Congress, which is offering support to the minority AAP government, questioned the AAP's free water move, saying that since half of Delhi does not get water at all, Kejriwal should ensure that these households get water first.

"He had promised that all citizens of Delhi would get free water. But around 50% of Delhi does not get water at all. He should ensure that every citizen of Delhi gets free 700 litres of water per day," Congress spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit told reporters.

Kejriwal, who is not keeping well, had skipped office and held meetings at his residence.

This is Kejriwal government’s first major policy decision for citizens after taking charge on Saturday.

Dr Bipin Mittal, who is treating Kejriwal, said, "The chief minister has been administered antibiotics to contain his diarrhoea and advised complete rest."

"He will rest for the day. As the day progresses we will see. He was very keen on going to the secretariat because he has very important announcements to make. I strictly advised him against going out," Kejriwal's doctor said.

Hours after he took the oath of office on Saturday, Kejriwal had reshuffled top officials. Delhi Jal Board chief Debashree Mukherjee was transferred to the Delhi Transport Corporation and Vijay Kumar would replace her.

As people lined up at his residence in Kaushambi, Ghaziabad with their applications, Kejriwal sought 7-10 days time to put a grievance redress system in place.

“I don’t want to give you false assurances. I will take the applications when we put a system in place to resolve the problems,” said Kejriwal.

Agenda for the weekRecent hike in the price of CNG will demand immediate attention as well. If the hike is not rolled back or subsidised, it may push up autorickshaw fares, which will not go down well with people.

Autorickshaw drivers form a sizeable chunk of the party's supporters and it can’t afford to upset them.

A decision on power tariffs is expected on Tuesday. Later in the week, Kejriwal, who made around 100,000 people take a pledge against taking and giving bribes at Ramlila Maidan on Saturday, will give out the number of the helpline to report bribe-seekers.